Cedar Valley Friends of the Family INC EIN 42-1390144

Cedar Valley Friends of the Family INC

EIN  42-1390144 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Waterloo, IA
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Verified accurate 8/26/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Helps victims of abuse, assault, trafficking, and homelessness find safety and support.
Leadership
Ben Brustkern · Executive Director · $99K
Money in and out
$4.2M revenue, $4.3M expenses
Bottom line
92% program efficiency

Helps victims of abuse, assault, trafficking, and homelessness find safety and support. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $4.2M in revenue, $4.3M in expenses, and $2.1M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$4.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$4.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$100K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +33% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +61% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$4.2M
FY2025▼ -13%
Expenses
$4.3M
FY2025▼ -16%
Total assets
$2.4M
FY2025▼ -2%
Total liabilities
$317K
FY2025▼ -11%
Total revenue
$4.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$4.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$100K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $3.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provide temporary housing and support to homeless individuals. During the year, cedar valley friends of the family provided shelter to adults and children totaling 4,059 nights.

$2.8Mprogram expense
02

Provide free and confidential crisis services to victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault and human trafficking. During the year, 292 adults and 178 children received services.

$1.1Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCedar Valley Friends of the Family INC
EINHdr · item D42-1390144
Principal addressHdr · item CWaterloo, IA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.fofia.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1994

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$99,001Pt VII · Sec A
Fiscal Director
$63,854Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ben Brustkern$99,001$95,583$91,318$83,625$79,028$78,452
Candice Lanning$63,854$60,923$58,527$45,362
Melinda Wilmer$51,833$30,781

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$4.1M · 98%
Investment income$46K · 1%
Other revenue$25K · 1%
Contributions & grants98%$4.1M
Investment income1%$46K
Other revenue1%$25K
— government grantsLn 1e$3.4M
Total revenueLn 12$4.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.05
Program services92%$3.9M
Management & general4%$165K
Fundraising5%$194K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$57K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$317K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.4M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $4.3M · Less non-cash grants $69K · Cash operating expenses/yr $4.2M
4.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $3.9M · Total expenses $4.3M
92%
Management & General
Management & general $165K · Total expenses $4.3M
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $194K · Total expenses $4.3M
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $252K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.0M
$0.24 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $4.1M · Total revenue $4.2M
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $3.4M · Total revenue $4.2M
81%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $4.2M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $46K · Total revenue $4.2M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $4.3M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $4.2M · Prior year $4.8M
-13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $2.3M · FY2024 $4.2M
+13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $4.2M · Expenses $4.3M
-2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.4M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.1M · Total assets $2.4M
87%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.3M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.4M
56%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ben Brustkern · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $99K · Total expenses $4.3M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.9M · Total expenses $4.3M
45%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth -13%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$8K
Grants paid · 44 grants · $8.7M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,460,922
Unitemized GrantFY2024$112,206
Unitemized GrantFY2024$28,565
Unitemized GrantFY2024$26,233
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,087
Unitemized GrantFY2024$734
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,882,899
Unitemized GrantFY2023$162,776
Unitemized GrantFY2023$85,762
Unitemized GrantFY2023$22,971
Unitemized GrantFY2023$19,869
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,443
Unitemized GrantFY2023$105
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,746,576
Unitemized GrantFY2022$128,991
Unitemized GrantFY2022$65,117
Unitemized GrantFY2022$18,246
Unitemized GrantFY2022$17,431
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$4.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$4.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$4.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$6.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$3.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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